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Space. DARPA awards Lockheed Martin $25 million contract modification for integration of Blackjack satellites (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

DARPA is developing a constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit known as Blackjack. Credit: DARPA The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency increased Lockheed...

Space. Space Force awards ManTech $476 million contract for launch systems engineering services (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

The Space Force launch enterprise manages the national security space launch program. Seen here is a National Reconnaissance Office satellite launch on a United...

Space. Bradford’s Comet production moves to Luxembourg (Debra Werner, Defense News)

Bradford Space is establishing a manufacturing facility in Luxembourg for its Comet water-based electrothermal propulsion system. Credit: Bradford Space Bradford Space is updating its Comet...

Space. Exotrail to provide thrust for York cislunar mission (Debra Werner, Space News)

French startup Exotrail signed a contract with York Space Systems to provide propulsion for a cislunar communications satellite. Credit: Exotrail York Space Systems plans to...

Space. Inmarsat Q&A: Orchestrating a new multi-orbit broadband constellation (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Satellites in Inmarsat’s GEO fleet, including Inmarsat-6 F1 seen here entering thermal vacuum tests, will work in harmony with its LEO satellites under Orchestra....

Space. Starbridge raises $12M in fresh capital for application-focused space startups (Brian Berger, Space News)

Starbridge Venture Capital COO Michael Mealling, third from left, said Sept. 7 that the firm raised $12.1 million in fresh capital to invest in...

Space. UN space office seeks consensus on space traffic management (Debra Werner, Space News)

Simonetta di Pippo, director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. spoke Sept. 7 at the Satellite 2021 conference in Maryland. Credit:...

Space. Launch providers argue against a “magic number” for price to orbit (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Rocket Lab says its customers are focused less on a specific price per kilogram and instead willing to pay a premium for getting payloads...

Space. DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

Space industry and government officials discuss low Earth orbit satellite communications at Satellite 2021 in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNews Companies that provide...

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